“We want to see legal, sustainable, and ethical seafood on our plates and in our markets.”

Yesterday, EJF CEO and Founder Steve Trent spoke on a panel at OPAGAC’s Hands for the Ocean in @europarl.europa.eu.

He called for transparency to end #IUU fishing and human rights abuses at sea.

#OceanWeek

🦑 Unregulated squid fishing on the high seas is out of control - #COFI37 was an important opportunity to fix this blind spot.

Progress was made to address illegal, unreported and unregulated #IUU fishing.

3/4 The EU #IUU Coalition calls for stronger implementation of international agreements, better fisheries data and electronic monitoring, greater #transparency, #traceability and more support for developing States. The tools exist, we now need to use them.
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